Nutrition is an important issue facing Americans. Making informed and healthy eating decisions from an early age is vital to lifetime health. As you embark on the important duty of teaching students to make healthy choices, feel free to use these resources and make your life a little easier.
Nutrition Egg Hunt
In this lesson students in early elementary grades can learn about nutrition through story-telling, songs, and a familiar hunting game.
Grades: K-2
Nutritious and Delicious
In this lesson students study the five food groups and learn about delicious, healthy foods. At the end of this lesson students talk about different foods that are healthy. On the last day of the lesson students sample nutritious and delicious foods.
Grades: 3-5
The Food Groups: Food Pyramid
In this lesson students will learn about the six food groups and how to use the food pyramid as their guide.
Grades: 3-5
Food Pyramid Book and Game
In this lesson students will learn about the food pyramid and which foods keep our bodies healthy.
Grades: 6-8
Cruciferous Vegetables
In this lesson students will learn about the nutritional benefits of cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower,brussel sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, turnip greens, and radishes. These vegetables help our bodies fight cancer and are dense with nutrients.
Grades: 9-12
Nutrition Egg Hunt
In this lesson students in early elementary grades can learn about nutrition through story-telling, songs, and a familiar hunting game.
Grades: K-2
Nutritious and Delicious
In this lesson students study the five food groups and learn about delicious, healthy foods. At the end of this lesson students talk about different foods that are healthy. On the last day of the lesson students sample nutritious and delicious foods.
Grades: 3-5
The Food Groups: Food Pyramid
In this lesson students will learn about the six food groups and how to use the food pyramid as their guide.
Grades: 3-5
Food Pyramid Book and Game
In this lesson students will learn about the food pyramid and which foods keep our bodies healthy.
Grades: 6-8
Cruciferous Vegetables
In this lesson students will learn about the nutritional benefits of cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, turnip greens, and radishes. These vegetables help our bodies fight cancer and are dense with nutrients.
Grades: 9-12